Deutsche Sehenswurdigkeiten

8 – Die Wartburg

• The Wartburg is a castle situated on a 1230-foot precipice to the southwest of, and overlooking the town of Eisenach.

• In 1999 UNESCO added Wartburg to the World Heritage List.

• Martin Luther translated the New Testament into German – the first translation into a modern language

9 – Checkpoint Charlie

• Best-known Berlin Wall crossing point – between East and West Berlin during the Cold War

• Name given by the Western Allies• After the reunification, the building at

Checkpoint Charlie became a tourist attraction.

9. Nov 1989 – Fall of the Berlin Wall

10 – Trier

• Trier is the oldest city in Germany – founded in or before 16 BCE.

• It lies in a valley on the banks of the Moselle River between low vine-covered hills of ruddy sandstone in the west of the state of Rheinland-Pfalz.

Porta Nigra – Roman city gate

Kurfürstliches Palais